1.5 Expectations for This Book
Writing an introductory guide to the Internet is in some ways
a task destined to fail -- at least it will fail to satisfy
readers who expect definitive descriptions that will apply year
after year. We are working with a moving target, a world that
is in the volatile and transformative early stage of life (and
that's what we like about it). Be suspicious of anyone who
claims to know the Truth of the online world, who presumes to
reveal all of its secrets. We claim only to describe as best we
can the parts we know well -- as they exist now while we write
this book.